Air NZ: 2nd incident losing parts in flight
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Air NZ: 2nd incident losing parts in flight
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Wing Flap Parts Fall From Air NZ Plane
31/08/2002 06:17 PM
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For the second time in a week, bits of an Air New Zealand 747 have fallen on Manukau. In the latest incident, wing flap parts dropped off a plane bound for Los Angeles last night.
The problem didn't become obvious until the plane came to land, when the flaps wouldn't extend properly. A safe landing was eventually made, and engineers on the ground found damage to the plane's wing and tail.
A fisherman found the parts floating in the Manukau Harbour.
Last weekend a wing part fell from an Air New Zealand 747 bound for Japan into a Mangere carpark.
Civil aviation and Air New Zealand will conduct a full investigation into the incident.
First news report
Wing Flap Parts Fall From Air NZ Plane
31/08/2002 06:17 PM
IRN
For the second time in a week, bits of an Air New Zealand 747 have fallen on Manukau. In the latest incident, wing flap parts dropped off a plane bound for Los Angeles last night.
The problem didn't become obvious until the plane came to land, when the flaps wouldn't extend properly. A safe landing was eventually made, and engineers on the ground found damage to the plane's wing and tail.
A fisherman found the parts floating in the Manukau Harbour.
Last weekend a wing part fell from an Air New Zealand 747 bound for Japan into a Mangere carpark.
Civil aviation and Air New Zealand will conduct a full investigation into the incident.
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Sounds a little like a former kiwi owned airline in Oz some 12 months ago that kept having certain aircraft in their fleet suspended for lack of maintenance.
Couple that with an article in the SMH last week whereby someone in Air NZ admitted that the airline will continue to struggle in its present form and will continue to be marginalised with few real opportunities for capital raising and it sounds like the wheels may be next as mentioned by BB.
Couple that with an article in the SMH last week whereby someone in Air NZ admitted that the airline will continue to struggle in its present form and will continue to be marginalised with few real opportunities for capital raising and it sounds like the wheels may be next as mentioned by BB.
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Govt asks questions of Air NZ
There has been a top level directive issued to investigators looking into Air New Zealand's latest mishap.
The government says it wants to hear from aviation accident specialists and Air NZ investigators who are investigating how a wing flap dislodged from a 747-400 during take-off from Auckland Airport.
The pilot of flight NZ-2, with more than 300 passengers on board, only discovered there was a problem when landing at Los Angeles airport. The plane was then grounded at Los Angeles.
The six-metre-long wing flap had dislodged and damaged other parts of the wing and tail during take-off.
Wing flaps allow an aircraft to elevate easily during take-off. Aviation experts told ONE News the pilot would have had no reason to detect a problem until landing at Los Angeles.
It is the second case of an Air NZ plane losing parts while in flight in less than a week.
Earlier, a panel from another 747-400 wing fell off shortly after take-off, landing in an Auckland industrial estate just metres from parked cars.
Air NZ engineers have been conducting a full inspection of the entire 747 fleet. Visual checks of all seven aircraft are complete and the airline says nothing untoward has been found.
The Engineers' Union is standing by Air NZ's good reputation.
"Air NZ engineering has an impecable reputation for the work they do and the standrads they meet...
"So to have these incidents happening is a real concern to that workforce and they are very keen to see an investigation to establish what the causes are," says Andrew Little of the Engineers' Union.
While many who were on board the flight are questioning how it could have happened, one kiwi who has now arrived in London says there was little fuss.
"Everything seemed quite normal until we got to LA.
"We were on our final approach... When the plane just suddenly accelerated and they aborted the approach," says flight NZ-2 passanger David Keys.
Investigators are expected to brief the government on Monday, September 2.
Published on Sep 01, 2002
Govt asks questions of Air NZ
There has been a top level directive issued to investigators looking into Air New Zealand's latest mishap.
The government says it wants to hear from aviation accident specialists and Air NZ investigators who are investigating how a wing flap dislodged from a 747-400 during take-off from Auckland Airport.
The pilot of flight NZ-2, with more than 300 passengers on board, only discovered there was a problem when landing at Los Angeles airport. The plane was then grounded at Los Angeles.
The six-metre-long wing flap had dislodged and damaged other parts of the wing and tail during take-off.
Wing flaps allow an aircraft to elevate easily during take-off. Aviation experts told ONE News the pilot would have had no reason to detect a problem until landing at Los Angeles.
It is the second case of an Air NZ plane losing parts while in flight in less than a week.
Earlier, a panel from another 747-400 wing fell off shortly after take-off, landing in an Auckland industrial estate just metres from parked cars.
Air NZ engineers have been conducting a full inspection of the entire 747 fleet. Visual checks of all seven aircraft are complete and the airline says nothing untoward has been found.
The Engineers' Union is standing by Air NZ's good reputation.
"Air NZ engineering has an impecable reputation for the work they do and the standrads they meet...
"So to have these incidents happening is a real concern to that workforce and they are very keen to see an investigation to establish what the causes are," says Andrew Little of the Engineers' Union.
While many who were on board the flight are questioning how it could have happened, one kiwi who has now arrived in London says there was little fuss.
"Everything seemed quite normal until we got to LA.
"We were on our final approach... When the plane just suddenly accelerated and they aborted the approach," says flight NZ-2 passanger David Keys.
Investigators are expected to brief the government on Monday, September 2.
Published on Sep 01, 2002
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"You guys did to it what you usually reserve for your sheep!"
Unless Koru was on the board of Air NZ how did he screw your airline. As has been said on numerous occasions, WE HAD NO CONTROL OVER DECISIONS MADE AT BOARD LEVEL!!!! (has it sunk in yet BB?????)
Now go back and enjoy the Roast lamb that I worked so hard at preparing for you
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"You guys did to it what you usually reserve for your sheep!"
Unless Koru was on the board of Air NZ how did he screw your airline. As has been said on numerous occasions, WE HAD NO CONTROL OVER DECISIONS MADE AT BOARD LEVEL!!!! (has it sunk in yet BB?????)
Now go back and enjoy the Roast lamb that I worked so hard at preparing for you
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Why can't the press get it right?
If
why was the silly pilot trying to use them to land?
I know this sort of thing's been covered before, but, why can't the press try to get it right?
Wing flaps allow an aircraft to elevate easily during take-off.
I know this sort of thing's been covered before, but, why can't the press try to get it right?
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You could count on the fingers of a West Coast axeman's hand the number of transit checks made and signed off by Air NZ wide-body tech crews. It just doesn't happen sport.
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this latest one is 13 , which is not increadibly old by airliner standards, and by the way bb,we may be loosing flaps and panels and whatever but at least we arnt loosing our marbles unlike your self righteous stuck up self.
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